FZ1riderNY
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Well I hope everyone had a great Father's Day. I myself had a blast. I got a call this morning from CanonFuji looking to get out for a ride. I checked the weather and although it was cloudy, it was pretty dry, so off we went. I have been wanting to get out solo to try out the bike on some twisties since lowering the forks. He wanted to try out his new Bridgestones. We got up to Bear Mountain about 11:45am and after a pit stop at the circle, we headed up the mountain. The bike handles like a completely different animal. Steering into the turns is effortless. I had to watch myself as I found myself correcting myself in mid-turn. I was still pushing as I had been doing before the mod, causing the bike to turn in too much. After about 6 turns, I got used to it and was fine from there on. Now I am no road racer by any stretch but Ray with his new Bridgestones and me on my 021's with just over 6,000 miles on them, couldn't pull away. I consistently stayed within 6 bike lengths the entire ride up to the peak. I really can't wait until I have my new set of tires in a couple of weeks. I highly recommend this modification to anyone looking to wake up the steering characteristics of the FZ1. I almost forgot to mention that unfortunately we had to ride 45 miles home in a torrential rain storm. Luckily we had already gotten a couple of runs in so it wasn't a total washout. So get out there and DROP THEM FORKS!! You'll Love It!